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Contrabando Humano

1982 · 89 min

A gritty, workmanlike road drama about hard choices and family loyalty, with bursts of action and a sober, earnest mood.

Overview
Two brothers that run a trucking business get involved with ferrying undocumented immigrants into the US after rescuing a group of people from an unscrupulous gang that cheated them out of their traveling money.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • family
    • survival
    • betrayal
    • justice
    Places
    • road trip
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    action, drama
    Directed by
    José Luis Urquieta
    Starring
    Mario Almada, Fernando Almada, Carmen Cardenal, José Chávez, Bernabé Melendrez
    Music
    Susana Rodriguez
    Cinematography
    Raúl Domínguez
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Mexico
    Languages
    Spanish

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